BASH supports and helps to promote this petition demanding that UC Berkeley protect its female students and stand up against sexual harassment.
As BASH, this week on our social media, we have shared our disgust for the UC Berkeley settlement agreement with the former Dean of the Law School Sujit Choudhry, which guarantees him “more than $100,000 in research and travel funds”–what a deal, uh?! Almost as good as the UCLA Piterberg Settlement !
This petition directly refers to the lawsuit a woman research assistant filed against philosophy professor John R. Searle for sexual harassment and abuse of power.
However, as BuzzFeed reported, this wasn’t the first time a woman had complained about the professor’s sexual misconduct. In fact, UC Berkeley officials knew that at least three students had made sexual misconduct claims against him, and the philosophy department had received complaints that Searle made inappropriate comments in his undergraduate classes. Yet, Searle faced no repercussions and was able to continue harassing young women.
We join the UC Berkeley graduate that initiated the petition demanding that UC Berkeley and the whole UC Administration protect survivors, especially female students; actually and effectively stand up against sexual harassment; “strip Searle of his professor emeritus title and change the name of the John Searle Center for Social Ontology!”
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